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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 12
Well, here it is, the last week of the Countdown to Christmas 2014. I don't know about you, but I find it hard to believe that it's over. Seems like we just started Week 1 of the Countdown just a...
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Captivating Copper Jewelry
Throughout the history of man, copper has been one of the most important metals, having been in use for at least 10,000 years, probably more. Since it could be found in great quantities near the...
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In the Pink for Valentine's Day!
I have to admit that for a long time, I pretty much reviled the softer shades of pink. I won't go into the reason why except to say I saw way too much of it for several years at a job I had. Waaaay...
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Pretty in Purple
I recently created a pair of fun earrings using hand painted and antiqued purple brass fans, purple lampwork beads and other colorful components. Although purple is not my favorite color, it is near...
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Fun and Funky Handmade Jewelry!
In the Urban Dictionary, I found this fascinating description of the word "funky" as it comes to style: "Funky can be a mixture of thrift store and name brand, lace and leather, a simple gold bracelet...
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Time to Treat Yourself . . .
With the holidays and Valentines Day buying time now far behind us, I thought it might be about time for YOU to treat YOURSELF to something beautiful. With that in mind, I decided to curate a "Time...
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Countdown to Mother's Day - Week 1
Julie and Blu, being great gluttons for punishment, are again hosting a "Mother's Day Countdown 2015" on their BlueMorningExpressions BluPrint blog. Last year's Mother's Day Countdown was a...
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Countdown to Mother's Day - Week 2
Another week has gone by and we are that much closer to Mother's Day. That's where the Mother's Day Countdown 2015 collection on Julie and Blu's blog, The Blu Print, comes in so handy: shopping for...
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Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 - Week 3
The Mother's Day Countdown 2015 collection that Julie and Blu host on their blog, The Blu Print, comes in so very handy: you can shop for Mom without ever leaving home, finding that perfect handmade...
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Countdown to Mother's Day - Week 4
Another week has come and gone and we are another week closer to Mother's Day. Ready yet? If you aren't, then the Mother's Day Countdown 2015 - Week 4 will come in handy. Hosted by Julie and Blu of...
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Countdown to Mother's Day - Week 5
Can you believe that another week has come and gone for the Mother's Day Countdown. We just passed week 5 and Mother's Day is getting closer and closer and closer. Are you ready? Picked out that...
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Countdown to Mother's Day - Week 6
Mother's Day is getting closer and closer . . . and I bet a lot of you haven't even begun to think about a Mother's Day gift! It's hard to believe that week 6 of the Mother's Day Countdown has...
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Countdown to Mother's Day 2015 - Week 7
It's hard to believe that Mother's Day is only two weeks away, on Sunday, May 10. And it's hard to believe that this is week 7 of the Mother's Day Countdown 2015 hosted by Julie and Blu of Blue...
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Countdown to Mother's Day - Week 8
It is with somewhat of a heavy heart that this is week 8 of the Mother’s Day Countdown 2015 hosted by Julie and Blu of Blue Morning Expressions! Week 8 - the last week of shared handmade and vintage...
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Refreshing Greens!
A couple of days ago I curated a collection of different shades of green, called “Refreshing Greens.” The collection was inspired by watching the miraculous transformation of the desert due to the...
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A Bounty of Blues!
The color blue has been used for art, decoration and as a clothing dye since ancient times. Lapis lazuli, mined in Afghanistan, was used in ancient Egypt (c. 3100-2686 B.C.) for jewelry and ornament;...
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Eclectica - Handmade and Vintage
According to the "Urban Dictionary," the definition of eclectic is: "a combination of many different individual elements of style, themes, mediums or inspirations pooled from many sources." Well, if...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 9
Can you believe that week 9 of the Countdown to Christmas has already come and gone! It seems when the Countdown, which is hosted by Julie and Blu of BlueMorningExpressions, first starts that 12...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 10
Tick . . . tick . . . tick . . . and Christmas gets closer and ever more closer! According to the Christmas clock, there are only 29 days, 2 hours and 24 minutes from when I posted this to when...
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Countdown to Christmas 2014 - Week 11
Can you believe that 11 weeks of the Countdown to Christmas 2014 has already come and gone and we are in the month of December? AND . . . there is only 1 more week left? The ever advancing Christmas...
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